There are just three of us in my family: my mum, my dad and me. I've got many possessions and many modern things: a big TV, a new computer and a mobile phone. In my family life, I'm not expected to do the housework.

We go out for dinner together sometimes, but my dad is often abroad on business, and my mum works too. We usually just do our own personal things. My parents don't usually set rules for me, and since I'm a good daughter, they never punish me. Recently, we moved to a new flat and I like it very much. It's much bigger than our last one. But I feel very lonely when my parents are away from home. I hope they can spare time with me. I seldom feel happy in my family.

一Emily

I live on a fruit farm. We have lots of pear trees and some apple trees. I have to help my parents all through the year.

The busiest time is in late summer, when the fruit is ready to be picked. At this time of year, we usually get up at 4:30 in the morning, start picking at 5:00 and carry on working until late afternoon. My mother would bring lunch for us to have under the trees. At the end of the day, we are all tired and sleepy. It takes about five weeks to pick all the fruit every year.

At night, the fruit would be carefully packed into boxes and then put onto trucks. The trucks take it to the markets to be sold. Sometimes we ride in the trucks to the city. For farm boys, that is a very exciting time. Tired though, we are very happy to be with family and share the happiness.

—David

Emily, 13, lives in America. She comes from Japan. She can’t go to school these days. Her school is closed because of COVID-19（新冠肺炎）. She loves school, so she expects her school to open soon.

Emily does many things every day. She studies by herself at home. Emily doesn’t have a computer, so she goes to the school to get her schoolwork. Her teacher leaves her work on the reception desk（服务台）and Emily gets it every Monday morning. She does her homework for two or three hours in the early afternoon.

There is a park near Emily’s house and she goes there every day. She meets her friends there. They usually meet at 5:00 p.m. and play for an hour. Emily wants to learn English well. She watches TV and reads storybooks. And sometimes she talks in English with her sister, Idil.

Every day, Emily writes down the good things in her life. She can’t go to school, but she thinks she can still have fun.